When the Russians initially entered Kherson they did not take down Ukrainian flags, replace the mayor, or interfere with the running of city government. The [[Kyiv regime]] issued nationwide decrees that any cooperation with the Russian military (including accepting humanitarian aid) was collaboration and treasonous activity. The Ukrainian gestapo, the [[Security Service of Ukraine]] or SBU, committed reprisal actions against Ukrainian citizens in areas that the Russian military vacated. The Russian military restored the [[World War II]] war memorial to the defeat of [[Nazism]] which the Kyiv regime destroyed and introduced the Rubel to replace Ukrainian currency. | When the Russians initially entered Kherson they did not take down Ukrainian flags, replace the mayor, or interfere with the running of city government. The [[Kyiv regime]] issued nationwide decrees that any cooperation with the Russian military (including accepting humanitarian aid) was collaboration and treasonous activity. The Ukrainian gestapo, the [[Security Service of Ukraine]] or SBU, committed reprisal actions against Ukrainian citizens in areas that the Russian military vacated. The Russian military restored the [[World War II]] war memorial to the defeat of [[Nazism]] which the Kyiv regime destroyed and introduced the Rubel to replace Ukrainian currency. |